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Venture Capitalists
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Angel Investors
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“Nothing
will ever be accomplished if all possible objections must first
be overcome.” - Samuel Johnson
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Everyone wishes they saw these guys coming...
"Microsoft, Apple, Dell, Google, Amazon, E-Bay..."
These are the modern stars of the game. But, what about AT&T,
GE, Standard Oil, Ford, US Steel, Coca Cola, GM Westinghouse, and others
too numerous to mention. They built the 20th century by creating
infrastructure.
Can you think anything that all these have in common?
OK so there are a hundred things... But the one we want you to
think about is electricity. Trends come and go, industrial
giants were born, grew, and faded away. The economy saw boom,
bust, recovery, depression, recession, inflation, stability, growth, and
on and on. We've known wars, alliances, conflict, threats,
empires, dictatorships, despots, heroes, peace, terrorism, the birth of
civil rights, and the erosion of civil liberties. Who known what
tomorrow will bring?
In the past century, three classes of commodities have always kept
flowing:
- Food & Water
- Fuel & Electricity (Energy)
- Investment & Wealth (Money)
I guess you could call these the three legs our society is built
on. When industrial production was diverted during WWII, folks
made due with what they had. No new cars, appliances, and very few
new goods.
Food & fuel were rationed, but were available. The
electricity was always on, but people were told to "Put out that
light!". And buying bonds just made sure the gummint had the
cash to spend, which it did, in strange but necessary ways.
Today, we're as dependant on these three legs as ever,
but we're far more vulnerable too. We've had it easy, for a
long time. How many of us are prepared to make the sacrifices out
parents & grandparents did? We use 20 times as much
electricity as they did back then, and most of that increase has
occurred since the "Energy Crisis" of the early
1970's... Are people stupid or were they just not paying
attention?
If we can't convince you that the future of electrical demand
isn't going to go away any time soon, then let me ask you this... How
old were you in 1974? Were you too young to remember? That's
forgivable error. Or, were you doing too many drugs to remember?
That just means you were a foolish youth.
Yes, this is a company website, not a blog, and I just made a
statement that might insult certain people. No apology will be
give or offered. The truth might hurt, but it's still the truth.
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